Weeds Aliens by Salisbury Sir Edward (27 results)

Condition: Good. 1961. No edition remarks. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine ends. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean.

Condition: Good. 1961. No edition remarks. 384 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine. Some pencil marks on rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 2nd Edition. * PUBLISHER : COLLINS * YEAR : 1964 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 384 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE DUSTWRAPPER IS HEAVILY WORN WITH CREASING AND TEARS ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH A PIECE MISSING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. THE DUSTWRAP SPINE AND EDGES HAVE FADED. THE COVER BOARDS ARE RUBBED WITH BUMPING ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH A SMALL STAIN TO THE FRONT BOARD. THE SPINE IS RUBBED AND LIGHTLY FADED WITH BUMPING AT BOTH ENDS, THE GILT LETTERING IS BRIGHT. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THERE IS FOXING INSIDE BOOK. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Second Edition. Second edition hardcover in good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Jacket is marked and sunned. Edges are creased and torn, with small chips noted, and repairs with tape from within. Board corners and spine ends are bumped. Spine is slightly cocked. Page block is tanned and foxed, with foxing on the pastedowns and endpapers. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a tightly bound copy but with some mild foxing to the closed edges and endpapers and thus good only, the dust jacket is unclipped & is lightly rubbed to the top edge and faded to the spine, illustrated, 384pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine -. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine -. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine- no inscriptions just a little general age toning and slight spotting. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine-, not price clipped (30s) just a little fading to the red on spine. 1st UK Edition, 1st Printing. Green cloth, gilt title. First ed. 384pp. col. frontis.; 29 b/w photos; 34 line drawings, diags. and maps.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Some tanning wear and marking due to age. Removable protective cover fitted. Year 1961. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> This long-awaited book is time than a key volume in the New Naturalist series: it is work of the first importance by the leading authority on the subject. For though Sir Edward Salisbury is be known to the public for his thirteen years' work as Director of Kew, and for his outstandingly successful gardening books, he has accumulated over years of study a first-hand knowledge of our weed flora that is certainly unique. While it is completely up-to-date, Weeds and Aliens is the result of half a century of observation and curios-ity; it is likely to remain for a long time to come a standard work for Botanists, farmers, gardeners and naturalists alike. The prime interest of many of us in weeds is how to get rid of then., and for different species in different conditions Sir Edward gives the modern methods of weed control-a subject that has been revolutionised in recent years by the discovery of selective weed-killers. But the scope of the book extends far.

Hardcover. No Dustjacket, Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1951 1st edition 384 pp illustrated HB. No previous ownership markings. Slight wrinkle to the pages from damp in the past. Dust jacket is vivid in colour 98% complete with the number missing from the head of the spine.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New Naturalist Series No. 43. 2nd ed. pp384. Illus. Col. fpc. Rather nice condition. DW in archival sleeve. Ex Welsh Harp Nature Centre; seems little used!

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Spine of jacket sunned, jacket intact but foxed especially at exposed hinges, fore-edge foxed. Owner's discreet signature on t.p. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1961, 1st edition. Octavo. 384pp. Illustrated. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. Binding square and firm. In the printed dust jacket, designed by C. & R. Ellis. Price intact. Spine slightly faded, minor nick/chip to head of spine. Minor creasing to top edge. Former owner bookplate to paste-down. Otherwise clean within. A 'Very Good' copy.

2nd Edition. Hardback. Part of The New Naturalist series. Near very good in good, edge worn, chipped, faded on spine and plastic protected, d/w. Spine and corners bumped, boards lightly marked, pages yellowed. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts.

Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Illustrated, pp 384, green cloth with very slight blemishes on the upper cover, a duplicate from East Malling Research Station with their stamp on the front endpaper and a label on the spine otherwise very clean internally. [How and why a well-managed garden plant or an introduction from abroad will suddenly become an aggressive weed. This is a work of the first importance by the leading authority on the subject. For though Sir Edward Salisbury was best known for his thirteen years' work as Director of Kew, and for his outstandingly successful gardening books, he has accumulated over years of study a first-hand knowledge of our weed flora that is certainly unique. Weeds and Aliens was the result of half a century of observation and curiosity; it is likely to remain for a long time to come a standard work for botanists, farmers, gardeners and naturalists alike. The history and geography of British weed flora and effects on them of social or agricultural changes, the distribution of weed seeds - by birds or aeroplanes, in grain cargoes or trouser turn-ups - every aspect is fully and clearly explained, with the biological peculiarities of the different species always in mind. The idea that because weeds are a nuisance they must also be dull is dispelled in a few pages. Not only does the author show that an understanding of these criminals of the plant world will make their control both easier and more interesting: he also imparts to the reader something of his own delight and wonder.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1/4 inch piece missing from top of dust wrapper, with creasing . small closed tear at base of spine and one inch closed tear at fold at rear of dust wrapper . Small closed tear to top of wrapper, now protected . Unclipped and no inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition, 384pp, plates, illustrations in th text, green buckram, dustwrapper. In near fine condition, just a touch of nibbling to the top and bottom of the spine, which has a touch of fade.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very slight rubbing to edges of wrapper, no creasing, fading or tears. Not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated. Excellent condition internally with almost no apparent wear just some light marking to edge of title page, may be from frontespiece and a few scattered spots to edge of text block. Overall a really nice condition copy. Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Collins, London 1961, Hard Cover. Book condition: fair (since page edges and end papers are foxed). D/W good but also foxed. Price unclipped. Pages 384, illustrated with coloured frontispiece, 29 b&w photos and 34 line drawings, diagrams & maps.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition. Near fine second edition. pp. 384 with a colour frontispiece, 29 photographs in black and white and 34 line drawings, diagrams and maps by the Author. Original dust jacket near fine and bright, a little toning to the spine, not price-clipped, now protected in a clear, loose-fitting archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine with no marking, gilt bright . Contents clean and tight, a few specks from dust to fore-edges, no inscriptions. A near fine bright copy. Size: 8vo. Book.

Part of the famous and highly collectable The New Naturalist Series, No. 43. 384pp. with a colour frontispiece, 29 photographs in b&w and 34 line drawings, diagrams and maps. VG, clean copy in intact dw. much spotting to pp. edges and previous owner's signature on f.e.p. Discolouration to dw.spine, with small tear at top; browning to inner flap perimeters of dw. and rubbing along upper perimeter Scarce title.

First edition. 8vo. 384 pp. Publisher's green cloth, small early owner's signature to the front pastedown, dust jacket, not price clipped. Colour frontispiece and 16 black and white plates. Slight sunning to the spine, very good. New Naturalist series no. 43.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout. (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition 1961. Colour frontispiece, black and white plates and text illustrations throughout. Page edges slightly dusty and foxed, else very good crisp copy. Dustwrapper is very slightly darkened on the spine, back panel is very slightly foxed and marked. Generally a very good dustwrapper. Not price clipped. 384 p. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Slightly Worn. First Edition. First edition. Illustrated, pp 384, top edge slightly foxed, a tiny bookseller's label on the front endpaper,very clean copy iinternally, green cloth very bright, the spine head very slightly curled, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped but it is very slightly worn and age-toned, its spine head slightly creased, now nicely protected in a removable plastic cover. [How and why a well-managed garden plant or an introduction from abroad will suddenly become an aggressive weed. This is a work of the first importance by the leading authority on the subject. For though Sir Edward Salisbury was best known for his thirteen years' work as Director of Kew, and for his outstandingly successful gardening books, he has accumulated over years of study a first-hand knowledge of our weed flora that is certainly unique. Weeds and Aliens was the result of half a century of observation and curiosity; it is likely to remain for a long time to come a standard work for botanists, farmers, gardeners and naturalists alike. The history and geography of British weed flora and effects on them of social or agricultural changes, the distribution of weed seeds - by birds or aeroplanes, in grain cargoes or trouser turn-ups - every aspect is fully and clearly explained, with the biological peculiarities of the different species always in mind. The idea that because weeds are a nuisance they must also be dull is dispelled in a few pages. Not only does the author show that an understanding of these criminals of the plant world will make their control both easier and more interesting: he also imparts to the reader something of his own delight and wonder.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. pp. 384 with a colour frontispiece, 29 photographs in black and white and 34 line drawings, diagrams and maps by the Author. Original dust jacket near fine, no browning, top of the spine rubbed, not price-clipped, now protected in a clear, loose-fitting archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine with no marking, gilt bright. Contents exceptionally clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine bright copy in a near fine bright jacket. Size: 8vo. Book.

Bound in original green cloth with gilt to spine. With dustwrapper. In very fine condition with very find dustwrapper 384pp. Prof ills. with b/w photographs, line drawings by author, diagrams, maps and colour frontispiece. The New Naturalist. Vol.43. The idea that because weeds are a nuisance they must also be dull is dispelled in a few pages. Not only does the author show that an understanding of these criminals of the plant world will make their control both easier and more control: he also imparts to the reader something of his own delight and wonder.

Size 6.0 x 8.75 inches. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; Slightly rubbed along edges, a few small closed nicks neatly repaired on verso. Not price clipped). One small dent on spine. Else a clean and tight copy. 384pp. With colour frontispiece, b/w photographs, line drawings by author, diagrams, maps. The New Naturalist. Vol.43. The idea that because weeds are a nuisance they must also be dull is dispelled in a few pages. Not only does the author show that an understanding of these criminals of the plant world will make their control both easier and more interesting: he also imparts to the reader something of his own delight and wonder.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper, hand is rather shakey - pp. 384 with a colour frontispiece, 29 photographs in black and white and 34 line drawings, diagrams and maps by the Author. Original dust jacket near fine and bright, no fading to the spine, no browning, not price-clipped, now protected in a clear, loose-fitting archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine with no marking, gilt bright . Contents clean and tight, authors signature as described, in addition to a Christmas gift inscription from W. Filby 1976 to Hilda M. Stevens, some spotting to endpapers only. A near fine copy with a scarce signature by the author. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Book.